From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 24 10:48:49 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 230CC10656A5 for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:48:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kraduk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wy0-f182.google.com (mail-wy0-f182.google.com [74.125.82.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70C2E8FC1D for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:48:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wyf19 with SMTP id 19so3921703wyf.13 for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:48:47 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=EdPHkqHFDeWqx1iRDfHQP5lWzwnfWd7IqjKNWvnEK8A=; b=dSyMLA9ZtivAYVc71yX7q8+G/OnNH7hjiPUerAzwp9dvgAGGCRTMFN2L7LRq+Cq04v /8q/EHKK9Gan1ajQLeRaHuNaQDtSXd9nvcF8sl4SzRjZh5ov/kqQ0aD+tftuqebwvGJN 3BcnB+BO5P+PcRVST0VduW6xkgrqdkEQa51pk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=kckYq9UDbvhZndk70ZlS9RUtrc4wIlynSAt1d9PC8dS3Ix0eFT6tc9SiZ3se1+Yh3Y UDI6lYNqeQrkfr16DElcckimTmZUWpVR8vLsjcMFgcHgcmgTrQiLGRhOIm1iwngpxtLE dyI+g0bvQIrlCW7qA66To48TMDD0iHq4hPIeI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.28.19 with SMTP id f19mr3226356wea.88.1295864553599; Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:22:33 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.216.167.199 with HTTP; Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:22:33 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20110123224106.GA9019@ideapad.piggybox> References: <20110123224106.GA9019@ideapad.piggybox> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:22:33 +0000 Message-ID: From: krad To: Peter Harrison Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Managing ESXi from FreeBSD... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:48:49 -0000 On 23 January 2011 22:41, Peter Harrison wrote: > Hello list, > > I've just started messing around with my new Proliant. I've installed ESX= i 4.1 and have a VM up and running with 8.2-RC2 using the (Windows only) vS= phere client. > > I don't want to be stuck using Windows to manage this machine though. Wha= t are my options for managing this machine and the VM's from my FreeBSD lap= top? I've enable ssh access, but can I control all the VM's this way? Is th= ere a command line or X-Windows option for remotely management? > > Any tips or suggestions gratefully receivied! > > TIA. > > > > Peter Harrison. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > There are command line tools for linux I believe, not sure if they will work on freebsd though. However what I have done on my esx is install a freebsd host, that has 2x virtual nics. One has a public ip and the other goes into the vmware management lan. I then enabled ssh on the esxi host. I can then get a shell and do all manner of wonderful things 8). The freebsd box provided the security for the esxi host by locking down access with pf and a limited number of accts